Food insecurity continues to be a major contributing factor to nutrition insecurity in developing
countries. A nine item Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) was administered twice to 307
households among three ...

In developing countries which are dependent on agriculture, value addition through local agro processing is always encouraged as a way to achieve economic growth and gaining of international competitiveness. A successful ...

Sweet potato is an important food security crop in, many parts of Tanzania. Despite this potential, research into its post-harvest handling for maximum utilisation hass been low. The objective of this study was therefore, ...

In the current study, the effectiveness of slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) on an in vitro inactivation of Escherichia
coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Salmonella spp. was evaluated and ...

Mineral deficiency especially that of iron and zinc has continuously emerged as a public health issue in
developing countries, probably due to the over dependence on plant food sources, which contain more
than enough ...

Njombe is one of the districts in Tanzania that suffers from the problem of poor adoption of
recommended maize varieties. The study was conducted to investigate the influence of independent
and intervening variables in ...

Roselle-fruit juice blends were made from roselle extract and mango, papaya, and guava juices at the ratio of 80:20, 60:40, 40:60, and 20:80, % roselle: fruit juice, respectively. The blends were pasteurized at 82.5°C for ...

A study was made to elucidate the three dimensional structure of soybean glydnin which is one of the
dominant storage proteins of soybean seeds. Previously, the twodisulphide bonds Cys12-Cys45 and
Cys88-Cys298 in the ...

Historically, preventing undernutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight) has proven to be very difficult. Broad, food-based counsel is generally too superficial, and multiple nutrient deficiencies often occur even when ...

Cowpeas are grown for their leaves and grains both of which are used as relish or side
dishes together with the staple food. Little information is available on the nutritional
quality of local and improved cowpea varieties ...

Despite numerous nutritional interventions that have taken place in Tanzania, the Country still
experiences a high rate of child malnutrition. Millions of children suffer from one or more forms of
malnutrition resulting ...

The need to develop the best off vine mango ripening technique for both consumption and processing was investigated. Some physical and chemical measurements were performed on mature Green Dodo mangoes before and during a ...

Melon seed was investigated as an alternative to soybeans for production of high protein curd. The coagulating properlies of calcium sulphate and the nature of the curd obtained from melon seeds were investigated. The yield ...

Different varieties of fruit juices and beverages are available globally and there has been an increased consumption of fruit juices and beverages due to consumer awareness of nutritional and health benefits. Juice extracts ...

Six types of traditional togwa (a traditional fermented gruel prepared from a mixture of malted and unmalted cereal grains), six simulated togwa and their ingredients were analysed for proximate composition, energy and ...

This study was carried out to investigate proximate composition, bread characteristics and sensory evaluation of cocoyam-wheat composite breads at different levels of cocoyam flour substitution for human consumption.A whole ...

Water quality is an important aspect in human health, as the majority of infectious diseases that cause morbidity and mortality in population are water related. The present study was undertaken to assess the quality of ...

Over the past few years, food safety has become and continues to be the number one public concern.
Considerable progress to strengthen food safety systems has been achieved in many countries,
highlighting the opportunities ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence is increasing at alarming rates posing significant health problem in Tanzania. Urbanization with economic advancement has led to lifestyle behaviors such as high intake of dense ...